2026-03-06
Excited to back Science @lightspeedvp. PRIMA restores vision in patients blinded by macular degeneration, launching in Europe this year w/ a much bigger neural engineering platform behind it. Great getting to know @maxhodak_ this past year. Deeply scientific w/ ability to ship. [image]
Bloomberg
Brain tech startup Science Corp. raised $230M, a source says at a $1.5B valuation, taking its total funding to $489M, to commercialize its implant for blindness
2026-03-05
Excited to back Science @lightspeedvp. PRIMA restores vision in patients blinded by macular degeneration, launching in Europe this year w/ a much bigger neural engineering platform behind it. Great getting to know @maxhodak_ this past year. Deeply scientific w/ ability to ship. [image]
Bloomberg
Brain tech startup Science Corp. raised $230M, a source says at a $1.5B valuation, taking its total funding to $489M, to commercialize its implant for blindness
Neurotechnology company Science Corp. raised $230 million from investors to commercialize its implant for blindness and develop even more advanced brain devices.
2026-02-11
Mistral's revenue numbers are impressive and growing insanely fast but the bit that's most exciting as an investor is the durability of this revenue. Mistral selects who they work with carefully to ensure they actually achieve AI transformation. [image]
Financial Times
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch says the startup's annualized revenue run rate was “north of $400M”, up from $20M a year ago, and it is set to hit $1B ARR by 2026-end
French start-up is riding a growing wave of demand from European businesses for alternatives to US tech
Mistral has one of the best science teams in the world The untold story: insane eng + infra team led by co-founder Timothée Lacroix, shipping frontier models at eye-watering efficiency Now investing >€1bn to take this directly to customers [image]
Financial Times
Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch says the startup's annualized revenue run rate was “north of $400M”, up from $20M a year ago, and it is set to hit $1B ARR by 2026-end
French start-up is riding a growing wave of demand from European businesses for alternatives to US tech
Mistral's revenue numbers are impressive and growing insanely fast but the bit that's most exciting as an investor is the durability of this revenue. Mistral selects who they work with carefully to ensure they actually achieve AI transformation. [image]
Bloomberg
Mistral says it will spend €1.2B to build AI infrastructure in Sweden with partner EcoDataCenter, set to open in 2027 as its first data center outside France
French startup Mistral AI is investing €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) to build AI infrastructure in Sweden …
Mistral has one of the best science teams in the world The untold story: insane eng + infra team led by co-founder Timothée Lacroix, shipping frontier models at eye-watering efficiency Now investing >€1bn to take this directly to customers [image]
Bloomberg
Mistral says it will spend €1.2B to build AI infrastructure in Sweden with partner EcoDataCenter, set to open in 2027 as its first data center outside France
French startup Mistral AI is investing €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) to build AI infrastructure in Sweden …
2025-09-09
What sets Mistral apart isn't chatbots. Their partnership with ASML is about applying AI to the most demanding industries & scientific challenges.. transforming semiconductors, energy, defense.. [image]
Financial Times
Mistral raised a €1.7B Series C at an €11.7B valuation; ASML led the round with €1.3B to become its biggest shareholder, joined by a16z, DST, Nvidia, and others
Dutch chip equipment maker backs French artificial intelligence champion as US-China tensions rock tech industry
Big day for @MistralAI! €1.7B Series C led by @ASMLcompany, reinforcing their position as what we believe to be the world's leading fully independent AI lab. From day one, @LightspeedVP has backed the team in every round, including this one, and they're still just getting going.
Financial Times
Mistral raised a €1.7B Series C at an €11.7B valuation; ASML led the round with €1.3B to become its biggest shareholder, joined by a16z, DST, Nvidia, and others
Dutch chip equipment maker backs French artificial intelligence champion as US-China tensions rock tech industry
2023-12-11
Not long ago, we announced @lightspeedvp led a seed investment round in @MistralAI. Today, we're thrilled to share we've increased our ownership in this incredible company as part of a new round of Series A funding led by @a16z with @generalcatalyst and a handful of others.
New York Times
Paris-based Mistral AI raised €385M from a16z, Lightspeed, and others, sources say at a ~$2B valuation, and releases its open-source La plateforme model
The company has publicly released its latest technology so people can build their own chatbots. Rivals like OpenAI and Google argue that approach can be dangerous.
2023-06-14
Mistral is one of the most impressive founding teams in the world we've come across in AI and @lightspeedvp is proud to lead their €105m seed round to build the world's most best open source models.
TechCrunch
Paris-based Mistral AI raised a €105M seed led by Lightspeed, sources say at a €240M valuation, to rival OpenAI and plans to release its first AI models in 2024
2022-10-10
Well, it had a good run.. https://www.theatlantic.com/ ...
The Atlantic
GIF, once called “the file format of the internet generation”, is declining in use as young users say GIFs are “cringe” and MP4 videos make the format outdated
2022-08-15
Lightspeed is excited to partner with Yang & Brett to lead the Series A of @Kumospace_. Whether a company works in one or multiple locations, fully or partially remote, how you work & interact with your colleagues matters - it drives productivity but also morale & retention.
TechCrunch
New York City-based Kumospace, which offers video chat and remote work tools with a “virtual office” feel, has raised a $21M Series A led by Lightspeed
2022-01-11
Not only did @Zynga create a new category of gaming, they also trained many of the industry's best PMs, Engineers, Designers, and Marketers. The entire game industry owes this pioneering business a huge thanks. They're in great hands now with @Dots acquirer TakeTwo. https://twitter.com/...
Wall Street Journal
Take-Two will acquire Zynga for $12.7B, or $9.86 per share, a 64% premium on Zynga's January 7 closing price; Take-Two develops GTA, Red Dead, and other titles
Sarah E. Needleman / Wall Street Journal :
2020-11-10
Hopin raised $125 million today and is now valued over $2 billion. Just 12 months ago, I gave Johnny a term sheet to co-lead his Seed round. This is the fastest growth we've ever seen from any company in Northzone's 25 year history.
CNBC
British startup Hopin, which allows conference hosts to run gatherings online, raises $125M Series B co-led by IVP and Tiger Global at a $2B+ valuation
- Britain's Hopin announced Tuesday that it's raised $125 million in a round of funding that values the firm at more than $2 billion.
Tier has the potential to be one of the defining transportation companies of our time. We've written our biggest check yet for Tier in this round. @tierscooters @northzoneVC https://twitter.com/...
Financial Times
SoftBank's Vision Fund invests $250M in Berlin-based e-scooter rental service Tier Mobility, valuing the startup just below $1B
Latest investment values Berlin-based electric scooter start-up just below $1bn — SoftBank's Vision Fund has made its first investment into the fast-growing …
2020-08-09
This quote might impact my hyper casual gaming dealflow... “in hyper-casual there is a lot of crap, and a lot of clones, and a lot of clones of crap” https://twitter.com/...
Financial Times
As Zynga buys Istanbul-based Rollic Games for $168M, a look at the rapid growth of hyper-casual mobile games, where publishers may launch a new title every week
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times :